Buriolestes
Buriolestes (meaning "Buriol's robber") is a genus of early sauropodomorph dinosaurs from the Late Triassic of Brazil. It contains one species, B. schultzi, named in 2016. The type specimen was found alongside a specimen of the lagerpetid dinosauromorph Ixalerpeton.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Genus: | Buriolestes Cabreira et al. 2016 |
| Species: | B. schultzi
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| Buriolestes schultzi Cabreira et al. 2016
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Buriolestes Media
A size comparison between an average human male and a Buriolestes schultzi specimen
A close-up of the holotype's teeth
Restoration of Buriolestes schultzi
References
- ↑ Cabreira, S.F.. A Unique Late Triassic Dinosauromorph Assemblage Reveals Dinosaur Ancestral Anatomy and Diet. Current Biology 26 (22) (2016). p. 3090–3095. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2016.09.040.